Lake Brienz

Template:Short description Template:Infobox body of water Lake Brienz (Template:Langx, Template:IPA) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It has a length of about Template:Convert, a width of Template:Convert and a maximum depth of Template:Convert. Its area is Template:Convert; the surface is Template:Convert above the sea-level. It is fed, among others, by the upper reaches of the Aare at its eastern end, the Giessbach at its southern shore from steep, forested and rocky hills of the high Faulhorn and Schwarzhoren more than Template:Convert above the lake, as well as by both headwaters of the Lütschine, the Schwarze Lütschine (Black Lütschine) flowing from Grindelwald, and the Weisse Lütschine (White Lütschine) from the Lauterbrunnen Valley, at its southwestern corner. Not far north from Lütschine's inflow, the lake drains into a further stretch of the Aare at its western end.<ref name=eb1911>{{#if: |

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  }}{{#ifeq:  ||}}</ref><ref name=syswit>Template:Cite web</ref> The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin is the Finsteraarhorn at 4,274 metres above sea level.<ref name=stmap>Template:Cite map</ref>

The village of Brienz, from which the lake takes its name, lies on the northern shore to its eastern end. In the west, the lake is terminated by the Bödeli, a tongue of land that separates it from neighbouring Lake Thun. The village of Bönigen occupies the lake frontage of the Bödeli, whilst the larger resort town of Interlaken lies on the reach of the Aare between the two lakes. The village of Iseltwald lies on the south shore, whilst the villages of Ringgenberg, Niederried and Oberried are on the north shore.<ref name=stmap/><ref name=eb1911/><ref name=syswit/>

The lake is poor in nutrients, and thus fishing is not very important. Nevertheless, in 2001 10,000 kg of fish were caught.Template:Citation needed

There have been passenger ships on the lake since 1839, and currently there are five passenger ships on the lake. The ships are operated by BLS AG, the local railway company, and link Interlaken Ost railway station, which they access using a Template:Convert long navigable stretch of the Aare, with Brienz and other lakeside settlements. The ships also connect to the Giessbachbahn, a funicular which climbs up to the famous Giessbach Falls.<ref name=hnltb>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=blsof>Template:Cite web</ref>

The Brünig railway line follows the northern shore of the lake, along with a local road, whilst the A8 motorway adopts an alternative and mostly tunnelled route above the southern shore.<ref name=stmap/>

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